Don't forget about your Mother! It's Mother's day on Sunday. This weekend is a fairly stacked weekend for concerts too. Enjoy!

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THURSDAY – MAY 11

Tango Night @ MFAH @ 5PM Bring your friends to a special edition of Happy Hour Thursday.

Poetry Evening @ 7PM Celebrate the publication of the student poetry anthology “They Say” with Iconoclast Artists.

Cameron Esposito Stand Up @ Houston Improv @ 7:30PM

Lewis Capaldi @ 713 Music Hall @ 8PM

Valley @ House of Blues @ 7PM

Puma Blue @ White Oak Music Hall @ 7PM

Nekrogoblikon @ Warehouse Live @ 6PM

Ian Moore @ The Heights Theater @ 8PM

FRIDAY – MAY 12

Dash vs Portland Thorns @ Shell Energy Stadium @ 7:30PM

Tales of a Time Traveler @ HMNS @ 3PM In this special show, visitors can learn about the universe’s farthest and darkest corners while explaining the history of time.

VIP Experience @ George Observatory in Needville @ 9PM Private viewing of the night sky with the HMNS Director of Astronomy designed for all cosmos enthusiasts.

The Cure @ Toyota Center @ 7PM

Eladio Carrion @ 713 Music Hall @ 8PM

Hunter Hayes @ House of Blues @ 7PM

Chelsea Grin with Carnifex @ White Oak Music Hall @ 6PM

Hammerfall @ Warehouse Live @ 8PM

Ray Wylie Hubbard @ The Heights Theater @ 8PM

Emo, Indie & Punk Party @ The Secret Group @ 9PM

SATURDAY – MAY 13

Dynamo vs Seattle Sounders @ Shell Energy Stadium @ 7:30PM

SaberCats vs Seawolves @ SaberCats Stadium @ 7PM

Studio Saturday @ MFAH Rienzi @ 10AM Enjoy Rienzi’s gardens while you learn art fundamentals!

Art Beyond Sight @ MFAH @ 11AM With the help from trained educators, visitors who are blind of partially sighted can engage with museum's collections.

Advanced Photography Workshop @ Menil @ 11AM The Menil Collection and Houston Center for Photography(HCP) invite intermediate and advanced photographers to participate in a free workshop.

Ongoing – Saturday Stargazing @ George Observatory in Needville

World Migratory Bird Day @ Houston Zoo @ 10AM Visit the zoo for World Migratory Bird Day to learn different ways you can help migratory birds.

Ongoing – Arte en el Parque / Art in the Park @ Discovery Green @ 12PM Students, ages 3 to 12 will create a unique art piece while improving their speaking and listening skills en español!

Billy Porter @ Bayou Music Center @ 8PM

The Buzzfest featuring Godsmack @ Woodlands Pavilion @ 2:30PM *With I Prevail, The Struts, Highly Suspect, Giovannie & The Hired Guns, The Warning.

FEID @ Smart Financial Centre @ 8PM

Origami Angel @ Warehouse Live @ 8PM

Salsa De Mayo in the East End @ 10AM

SUNDAY – MAY 14

Ongoing – Jazz Sundays @ Discovery Green @ 5PMJazzy Sundays in the Park is a free concert series that celebrates Houston jazz.

Ali Siddiq & Marcus D Wiley Stand Up @ Houston Improv @ 2:30PM *Mother's Day special

The Killers @ Toyota Center @ 7:30 *With The Lemon Twigs

Band-Maid @ Bayou Music Center @ 8PM

Charlie Wilson @ Smart Financial Centre @ 7PM

Caifanes @ House of Blues @ 7PM

Sarah Shook & The Disarmers @ The Heights Theater @ 8PM *With Buffalo Nichols

All Weekend

FRIDAY & SATURDAY – Brian Simpson Stand Up

FRIDAY & SATURDAY – George Balanchine’s ‘Jewels’ Ballet @ Miller Outdoor Theatre @ 8PM Houston Ballet presents a full-length ballet show based on George Balanchine’s famous works.

THURSDAY & SATURDAY – 'Salome' Opera @ Brown Theater @ 7:30PM Strauss’s erotic psychodrama 'Salome' returns to Houston Grand Opera with a new thrilling production by Spanish director Fransisco Negrin.

SATURDAY & SUNDAY – Mother's Day Weekend @ MFAH Bayou Bend @ 1PM Celebrate Mother's Day with snacks, live music, and art. All mothers receive free admission.

All weekend – Five Funny French Films Festival @ MFAH The MFAH is hosting its 11th festival of French comedies with a lineup of new films. All films in French with English subtitles.

All weekend – Led Zeppelin Experience @ HMNS @ 5PM The music and lyrics of the classic rock group Led Zeppelin have been visually interpreted using three-dimensional fulldome technology.

All weekend – Tchaikovsky 6 Concert @ Houston Symphony Music Director Juraj Valčuha leads this poignant masterpiece, known for its haunting ending that fades to black.

All weekend – 'Torera' Play @ Alley Theatre A world premiere play written by a stunning new voice in the American theatre, 'Torera' tells a poignant story about becoming your truest self by proudly stepping into the ring.

All weekend – The Play That Goes Wrong @ The George Theater Part Monty Python, part Sherlock Holmes, this global phenomenon plays in Houston for two weeks.

All weekend – 'Sherlock Holmes and the Case of The Jersey Lily' Play @ Alley Theatre This mystery comedy puts together the lives of Oscar Wilde and Sherlock Holmes into one fast-paced, witty, and fascinating production.

Ongoing events

Ongoing – Si Lewen ‘The Parade’ Exhibition @ Menil NEW – Menil’s latest exhibition features 63 drawings by Polish-American artist Si Lewen, which compromise a graphic novel depicting WWII and the liberation of Poland.

Ongoing – ‘Hyperreal: Gray Foy’ Exhibition @ Menil The exhibition features American artists Gray Foy’s most important and celebrated works.

Ongoing – ‘The Curatorial Imagination of Walter Hopps’ Exhibition @ Menil The exhibition explores the influential vision of one of the most distinguished curators – Walter Hopps, and features artwork by Warhol, Kienholz, Gilliam, and many others.

Ongoing – 'Art of the Cameroon Grassfields' Exhibition @ Menil This exhibition celebrates the enduring artistic traditions from Cameroon and its global diaspora.

Ongoing – Wall Drawing Series: Mel Bochner @ Menil Drawing Institute The Menil Drawing Institute is proud to work with artist Mel Bochner on the fourth installment of the museum’s ephemeral wall drawing series. Continuously succeeding to blend traditional compositional devices with Abstract Expressionism, Bochner stands out as a one-of-a-kind artist whose art strives to make us more attentive to the unspoken codes that underpin our engagement with the world.

Ongoing – Zen Paintings Exhibition @ MFAH Often playful, sometimes comical, and always profound, Zen paintings represent one of the world’s most fascinating religious and artistic traditions.